Launch
Website- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Knee
- Sports
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Van Niekerk graduated from Pretoria University in 1987. After working in England in A&E and orthopaedic surgery his further postgraduate education all took place in Scotland. In 1992 he was invited to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh after completing a range of surgical examinations over a period of three years.
In 1997, after completing four years of specialist orthopaedic training, it took the intercollegiate examination in orthopaedic surgery in Glasgow. He was subsequently awarded the Fellowship of the Intercollegiate Royal College of Surgeons in orthopaedic surgery. He joined the UK Specialist Register in trauma and orthopaedic surgery in 2000 after completing a two-year fellowship in the management of lower limb injuries in sports and general trauma. During this fellowship he developed his knowledge and skills in cartilage transplantation, arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction of the knee, ankle and the rehabilitation of injuries. He was involved with some of the pioneering work in converting stem cells into cartilage cells for re-implantation and frequently lectured throughout Europe and the Scandinavian countries on the subject.
In 2002 he moved to what was then the Northallerton NHS trust. This trust had the responsibility for providing secondary care services to all the regiments based at Catterick Garrison (the largest infantry garrison in Europe). Effectively this meant providing a consultant grade service to manage knee and ankle injuries for MOD service personnel from Edinburgh down to Portsmouth. During this time he also provided consultancy to all the major league football clubs in the area including Middlesbrough FC, Sunderland FC, Hartlepool FC, Darlington FC and Carlisle FC.
Latterly Mr Van Niekerk has focused on the management of very complex instabilities around the knee and ankle as well as the management of cartilage loss and the development of arthritis in patients who are either too young or active to be considered for joint replacement surgery.
Areas of interest
The management of ligament injuries (including failure of previous ligament surgeries) and complex instabilities of the knee and ankle.
Cartilage loss and arthritis in patients who are either too young or active to be considered for joint replacement surgery.
Sports injuries of knee and ankle
Patients with knee pain or instability.
Aquired ankle and foot conditions in young active patients
Medical secretaries
- Amanda Ashton
- Centre for Sports Injury Surgery Limited Friarage Hospital NORTHALLERTON DL6 1JG
- 07525 121190
- 07525 121190
- sportsinjurysurgeon@gmail.com
- Shelly Cameron
- Centre for Sports Injury Surgery Limited Friarage Hospital Bullamoor Road NORTHALLERTON DL6 1JG
- 07977 442879
- 07977 442879
- 01609 763406
- sportsinjurysurgeon@gmail.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Richard Muzawazi
Fee Assured
- Dr Bahulayan Sujith
Not Fee Assured
- Dr Andrew Lloyd
Not Fee Assured
- Dr George Subeson
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W8500
Multiple arthroscopic operations on knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) - unilateral - (5-50)
Woodlands Hospital (5-50) Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (1-5)
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W7420
Autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction +/- meniscectomy - (5-50)
Woodlands Hospital (5-50) Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (1-5)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - (5-50)
Woodlands Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (1-5)
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W2830
Removal of internal fixation from bone / joint, excluding K-wires +/- image guidance - (5-50)
Woodlands Hospital (5-50) Nuffield Health Tees Hospital (1-5)
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W1080
Osteotomy of long bone, +/- fixation (including graft) - (1-5)
Woodlands Hospital (1-5)
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